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Litre vs Nitre - What's the difference?

litre | nitre |

As a noun litre

is the metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre symbols: l, l,.

As a verb nitre is

.

As an adjective nitre is

nitrated.

litre

English

(wikipedia litre)

Alternative forms

* (US ) liter

Noun

(en noun)
  • The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L,
    • You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.
  • (informal) A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.

    • Usage notes

    * The litre is not an SI unit but is accepted for use with SI units. The official SI symbols are the capital or lower-case roman L. The script symbol , while not officially sanctioned, was sometimes used in non-technical contexts to prevent the lower-case roman l from being confused with 1, the number one.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "litre")

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    nitre

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) native sodium carbonate; natron
  • * Bible, Jer. ii. 22
    • For though thou wash thee with nitre , and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.

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